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NOUN:
pl. sal·vos

A mental provision or reservation.
Law A saving clause.
An expedient for protecting one's reputation or for soothing one's conscience.

ETYMOLOGY:
Latin salv (as in Medieval Latin salv ire, saving the right), ablative of salvus, safe ; see safe

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